Vokabero
Vokabero is an online trainer for the school languages English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. Learning happens in seasons made of stories – by reading, translating and practising vocabulary. The first season is for English in year 10 of the Bavarian Mittelschule (a secondary school type), known as M10. Parents, teachers and schools follow the learning progress and will soon be able to upload their own seasons, also in the other learning languages. Vokabero complements lessons and the textbook; it does not replace them.
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Vokabero: Key facts
- Type
- Web app for learning school languages, in the browser on computer, tablet and smartphone
- Operator
- 121 Apps GmbH, Munich
- Hosting
- Servers in Germany (data centre in Leipzig), encrypted backups in Amsterdam
- Learning languages
- English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin
- Seasons per learning language
- English: 2 seasons · French: no season yet · Spanish: no season yet · Italian: no season yet · Latin: no season yet
- English season
- Football season for M10: 36 stories in 4 topic units, 1,080 words and 216 fixed phrases
- Curriculum
- Seasons are sorted by learning language, school type, year and federal state; the English season is based on the Bavarian LehrplanPLUS for M10. Not an approved textbook
- Interface languages
- German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Portuguese, Norwegian and Danish
- Prices
- Plans for families, teachers and schools, incl. VAT; 14-day free trial, no payment details required
- Advertising and tracking
- No advertising, no ad tracking, no analytics tools, no externally loaded web fonts
Vokabero: What Vokabero is
Vokabero is a trainer for the languages you learn at school: English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. Learning happens in seasons. A season bundles stories for one learning language, school type and year; each story brings new vocabulary in a situation that is easy to remember.
The first season is for English in year 10 of the Bavarian Mittelschule (M10): the fictional football team Riverside United goes through a year of defeats, arguments and a shared project. Vocabulary and phrases are aligned with the Bavarian LehrplanPLUS.
How many seasons there are today for each learning language is listed in the key facts. Soon parents, teachers and schools will be able to upload their own texts and vocabulary lists – also in learning languages that have no season here yet. For lessons and exams, the school’s requirements and the official materials remain authoritative.
Vokabero: How learning works
Each season combines several approaches to the same content. Reading, translating and vocabulary exercises are part of every learning language; the English season also adds speaking, grammar, fixed phrases and spaced review:
- Read a story in the learning language and discover words in complete sentences
- Translate the story yourself and compare it with the feedback
- In the English season, repeat sentences out loud; both British and American pronunciation count
- In the English season, review at growing intervals: after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days
- Feedback is a learning aid and can be wrong; a rating in the app is not a school grade
Vokabero: Made & hosted in Europe
Vokabero is developed in Munich and runs on servers in Germany. Where an equivalent European service exists, we use it: email delivery from France, and AI evaluation optionally via Mistral from Paris with processing in the EU.
The table lists every service involved – including those outside the EU – and which user data it receives.
For the AI marking you choose between a European and a US provider:
- Mistral AI from Europe: based in Paris, France. Vokabero uses the EU endpoint, so the exercise content is processed in the EU.
- OpenAI from the USA: a US provider based in the USA. The exercise content then goes to a provider outside the EU.
- Credits: Mistral needs fewer credits for most exercises, so the included credits go about 1.9 times as far as with OpenAI.
- Who chooses: parents for their family account, teachers for their classes and the school centrally for the school account. For photos and speaking exercises, authorised parents and teachers can set a different provider per child.
- Where to switch: in your Profile under “Plan, AI & Credits”. Schools set the provider in the “School” area under “Binding school AI settings”.
- In both cases Vokabero adds no names, email addresses or account data. Only the exercise content is sent – texts, photos and voice recordings – which may itself contain personal details.
| Service | Purpose | Based in | User data |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Apps GmbH | Development and operation | Munich, Germany | Account, learning progress, classes and assignments |
| Alfahosting (dogado) | Servers and database | Germany (data centre in Leipzig) | All data stored by the app |
| Backblaze B2 | Backups | USA; storage location Amsterdam, Netherlands | Encrypted backups of the database |
| Brevo | Sending emails | Paris, France | Email address and message content (confirmation, invitation, password) |
| Mistral AI | AI evaluation when Mistral is selected | Paris, France (processing in the EU) | Exercise content: texts, photos, voice recordings – without names or account data |
| OpenAI | AI evaluation when OpenAI is selected | USA | Exercise content: texts, photos, voice recordings – without names or account data |
| Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Facebook | Sign-in with an existing account, from age 16 | USA | Only for this sign-in: name and email address from the chosen provider |
Vokabero: Who it is for
Students
Anyone learning a foreign language at school who wants to practise vocabulary at home or with their class. For English in M10 in Bavaria there is a complete season.
Typical questions
- How do I learn vocabulary without just cramming lists?
- How do I practise speaking when nobody is listening?
- What do I need to review today?
Parents
Families who want to support their child in learning a foreign language without having to tutor them themselves.
Typical questions
- Is my child practising regularly – and what have they already achieved?
- What does Vokabero see of my child, and where does the data go?
- How much does it cost, and can I try it first?
Teachers and tutors
Teachers who teach a foreign language or give private lessons – even if their school does not use Vokabero.
Typical questions
- Can I set up my own classes without the school taking part?
- How do I assign exercises with a deadline and see the results?
- How do I involve the parents of an individual student?
Schools
Schools that want to use Vokabero for several classes and manage it centrally.
Typical questions
- How do we manage classes, teachers and students in one place?
- Which AI provider does the evaluation, and who decides?
Vokabero: Features by plan
| Feature | For families | For teachers | For schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | |||
| Billing | monthly · yearly | monthly · yearly | yearly |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days | No |
| Minimum paid seats | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| AI credits per seat and monthWith your own API key (BYOK), no credits are used. | 4,000 credits | 4,000 credits | 4,000 credits |
| Features | |||
| See the learning progress of your own children or students | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use all published seasons | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create classes and learning groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| Assign tasks with deadline and target | No | Yes | Yes |
| Share a student’s results with their parents | No | Yes | Yes |
| Choose the AI provider or store your own key | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Payment by invoice | No | No | Yes |
Prices incl. VAT are listed on the pricing page. Teachers in the school account are free.
Vokabero: Scope
What Vokabero is not
- Not an officially approved textbook and no substitute for lessons or homework
- No grading and no guarantee of learning success
- Not a tutoring service with Vokabero teachers
- Not ad-funded: no advertising, no ad tracking
Not to be confused with
- LehrplanPLUS Bayern
- The official curriculum of the Free State of Bavaria. The English season is based on it; Vokabero is not an offering of the Bavarian Ministry of Education or the ISB.
- Riverside United
- A fictional football team from Vokabero’s English season, not a real club.
Vokabero: Frequently asked questions
Which languages can I learn with Vokabero?
Vokabero is built for English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Latin. How many seasons there are for each language is listed in the key facts. Soon parents, teachers and schools will be able to upload their own texts and vocabulary lists, also in learning languages that have no season yet.
How much does Vokabero cost?
There are plans for families, teachers and schools; the base fee depends on the number of children or students. Each paid seat comes with AI credits every month. Current prices incl. VAT are listed on the pricing page.
Who sees a student’s results?
The students themselves, linked parents and the teachers of their own classes. Teachers can share an individual student’s results with that student’s parents; parents never see other children’s results.
Which AI evaluates translations and pronunciation?
OpenAI or Mistral, depending on the account’s choice; schools set this centrally. Only the exercise content is transmitted – no names, email addresses or account data. Vokabero does not store recordings or photos.
From what age can you sign in with Google, Microsoft & co.?
From age 16. Younger students sign in with an email address and password, are invited by their parents or are set up by their teacher.